First Year New Student Checklist

• But first! Set up your student myWings accout
  Go to myWings or click the myWings logo at the top right of any UNF webpage. Click Login Help > Enter your N Number > complete the security features and create a password > Return to myWings and click Login to myWings link > enter N Number and Password.
• Set up your new Osprey Email in myWings

  Check you Osprey Email often for updates and important information from the office of Admissions, Financial Aid, New Student Orientation, First-Year Advising, and other UNF Departments and Faculty. 

  Login to myWings > select the Email tile > set the Time Zone for Eastern Standard Time > Outlook will automatically configure your new student email account. 

Before Orientation

• Register for your New Student Orientation

  Register for your New Student Orientation through your myWings account.

   

  myWings > What's Next > Register for Orientation

• Planning to have Guests? Register them for Parent & Family Orientation

  Parents or guardians planning to attend orientation with you? Awesome! Have them register for Parent and Family Orientation on the same days you'll be attending. Register on our Parent and Family Orientation website: www.unf.edu/orientation/parents

• Complete your Residency Declaration

  Residency Declaration - Declare your Florida residency to qualify for in-state tuition rates. Please note, this must be completed even if you graduated from a Florida high school.

   

  myWings > What's Next > Declare Residency for Tuition Purposes

• Complete your Student Holds

  Be sure to clear your student holds to ensure your will be registration ready at your New Student Orientation.

  Login to myWings  > select the Holds tile > view your holds, to complete holds, scroll to "Learn How To Remove Holds" link at bottom of menu > to reconcile each hold, select the "click here" link next to each hold. 

• Uploading your Immunization Records and UNF Immunization Form

  There will be two holds from Medical Compliance that you will need to complete. Follow these steps to submit the requested documents in mywings. For questions about the Medical Compliance immunization requirement, please visit our Medical Compliance website. 

  myWings > What’s Next > Upload Medical Compliance Documents

• Campus Clarity

  Campus Clarity is a campus safety program all students must complete, and will stay on a student's account as a registration hold until completed. It takes about 2 hours and needs to be completed at several days prior to Orientation to allow time for the hold to clear. It can be found under the "Holds" tile in your myWings.

• Complete and submit your New Student Orientation Liability Waiver

  Download and complete the New Student Orientation Liability Waiver > send a PDF copy of completed form to NewToUNF@unf.edu

  or

  Login to myWings > click the Canvas tile > open the Next Steps Guide for New Students course > click "Submit Your Orientation Liability Waiver" module and upload a PDF of copy completed form

• Complete UNF Math Placement

  All students who are required per their major’s requirements will have access to the Math Placement Test course in Canvas. Please complete the placement test prior to your orientation. 

  Login to myWings > Canvas > Math Placement Test

  
  Not sure if your major requires testing? Visit the "Math Placement Test Guide" in your Canvas course, Next Steps Guide for New Students, to view all math placement exemptions. 

  
  

  The UNF Writing Placement is no longer a testing requirement. 
  

• Submit the FAFSA for each available term you'll be attending

  It is not required, but we highly recommend that all students submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to see if you qualify for grants, loans, and Federal work study. Visit the FAFSA website at www.fafsa.gov. Please note, some UNF scholarships may require a FAFSA be on file for awards to be assessed.

   

  Tip! If you are entering in the summer term you can file an additional FAFSA for the current financial aid year to help you qualify for funds to cover your summer expenses.

• Planning to live on campus? Complete your Housing Contract

  Submit your housing contract on the Housing and Residence Life website using the myHousing portal.

   

  For more information about how to complete your contract visit the UNF Housing FAQs page, and check out the Next Steps Guide for New Students course in Canvas.

   

  Login to mywings > select the Canvas tile > select the Next Steps Guide for New Students course

• Purchase your Meal Membership

  All First-time in college students that are living on campus are required to have a meal membership. To view meal membership options visit www.dineoncampus.com/unf/. Meal memberships are purchased through your myWings account.

   

  myWings> What's Next > Purchase a Meal Membership

   

  Tip! Are you starting in the summer as a freshmen? Make sure to only select a membership for the summer B term.

• Have Florida Prepaid?

  If you have Florida Prepaid, please make sure you account is in good standing and that all your information on the FL Prepaid account is correct, especially your social security number. 

   

  A few days after you register for classes at orientation, you'll see your Florida Prepaid payment show on your student bill as a "pending payment." For more information about your UNF Bill and Florida Prepaid visit our Student Financial Services FL Prepaid Program webpage. 

   

Be Prepared and Get Ready!

• Pack your overnight bag

  Pack your overnight bag and make sure you have all the items needed from the Orientation Packing List

• Your Student ID

  Know your student ID (N number) and Password for access to your myWings account at orientation. 

During Orientation

• Meet your Mentor

  Meet your First Year Experience (FYE) Mentor who will help guide you through the Orientation program and will become a great resource for you at orientation and after. Our FYE Mentor staff are current students at UNF that have completed rigorous trainning, and are very passionate about helping our new students transition to UNF. Feel free to ask them if you have any questions along the way! 

• Becoming a UNF Osprey
  During your time at New Student Orientation, you'll make connections with various staff and faculty and learn about helpful resources available to you as a UNF student. You'll learn how to navigate your myWings account to find important information about financial aid, your bill, your courses, registration, and more.
• Academic Advising

  Before you register for your first UNF course schedule, you'll meet your first-year advisor who will assist you through your first year. You will discuss your selected major, goals, and course options with your advisor before registering for classes.

   

  *Due to FERPA regulations, parents and guests are not able to attend this appointment. 

• Course Registration

  After meeting with your academic advisor, you'll be assisted by our First Year Mentor staff and advising staff in the registration lab to help create your first UNF course schedule.

   

  *Due to FERPA regulations, parents and guests are not able to attend this appointment. 

After Orientation

• Planning to have a Car? - Purchase a Parking Permit
  UNF uses a virtual parking permit system, that allows you to link your vehicle via plate number to your parking permit. Parking enforcement will scan your tag to verify you have the correct permit when you are parked in one of our UNF parking locations. Purchase your UNF Parking Permit in mywings. myWings > Student Tools > Parking Account > Purchase Permit
• Review your Financial Aid
  myWings > Financial Aid > Financial Aid Awards > select the aid year to view breakdown of awards by term
• View and pay your Student Bill

  To make a payment to your student bill: 

  myWings > My UNF Bill > Make a Payment

   

  To view your student bill: 

  myWings > My UNF Bill > View Bill by Term > select term > view bill breakdown and view all charges and pending payments (pending financial aid).